EarthwormJim
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If you have a decent car tell her to haul pizzas. It will get close to $10-15 mark but most wages will be under the table so it shoudl equal $15 once you take into accoutn taxs. Also hours are flexable so she can still go to school.
Yes, have the mother of your children who just sacraficed 10 years of her life for the good of your family put on a Papa John's hat and deliver pizza's to frat houses and crack alley's; I can't think of a better way to say "thank you."
whorin'
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Not a smart thing to say.
shows a lack of common sense.
Please take a week to come up with a reasonable HELPFUL answer
Anandtech Moderator
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Not a smart thing to say.
shows a lack of common sense.
Please take a week to come up with a reasonable HELPFUL answer
Anandtech Moderator
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Try to raise kids for a while
It is amazing how many useful skils one is forced to develop.
I am amazed that someone with your reputation would come up with such a gradeschool response
you're both right, although the question "Does she have any useful skills" was worded poorly. especially when you consider $15 /hr, the type of skills required for that pay grade aren't usually very specific.
NFS4
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But you're learning basic skills that the general populous could no doubt tackle as well. Time management, handling unruly co-workers/bosses (kids), managing a schedule, multitasking. These are basic skills that are just considered REQUISITE for any job.
That doesn't make someone special. What I'm talking about is a specialized skill set. One can't just raise a few kids for 10 years then say, "Hey, I wanna be a computer programmer" if you haven't been exposed to that field or likewise say "Hey, I want to do DNA analysis or forensics."
It doesn't work that way, at least that's not the way I understand it. Raising kids is a tough job, don't get me wrong. But that doesn't give you a free pass to just any job once you decide to jump back into the market.
Check with the local colleges and universities and see if they're hiring lab assistants?
Or operate a childcare service out of your home, if you guys are living in an area with a lot of young couples.
My neighbour in my apartment block does that. She's a lady in her 40s who looks after everyone else's children full time.
Wife and I will probably let her look after our kids too, once we have any.
Or operate a childcare service out of your home, if you guys are living in an area with a lot of young couples.
My neighbour in my apartment block does that. She's a lady in her 40s who looks after everyone else's children full time.
Wife and I will probably let her look after our kids too, once we have any.
uberman
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I believe education opens doors. I thought I'd recommend 6 months of study, studying seriously, get your papers and be a hospital pharmacy tech for $15.00 an hour or more.
It's $20.00 an hour at public hospitals here. It sounds as though your wife probably has most of the prerequisites in place already. I'm sure this would also look good on her resume in the future.
It's $20.00 an hour at public hospitals here. It sounds as though your wife probably has most of the prerequisites in place already. I'm sure this would also look good on her resume in the future.
I hear strippers can make like $3000 a night... Seriously, check job listings at local hospitals. If she's going into a nursing program, she can probably get a hospital to train her for CNA or Nurse Tech work and then she'll probably get an RN job easily lined up for her once she's done with that.
HomeBrewerDude
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All seriousness (for once from me, see punctuation means I'm for real), get her a job as a lab assistant somewhere. She can make like 13+ doing that which isnt perfect but has a lot of longterm benefits (tuition assistance, etc.).
Geekbabe
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she needs a job as a CNA, particularly if she's going to be a nurse.
many of the responses in this thread provide ample evidence that any woman who contemplates being a stay at home mother is insane.
many of the responses in this thread provide ample evidence that any woman who contemplates being a stay at home mother is insane.
I'll second (third, fourth, whatever) lab tech, but qualify it by recommending looking for a government research agency (USDA, FDA, USGS, etc) if there are any near you. I worked for the USDA in New Orleans through college for 4 years, swapping between full and part time and worked with several women doing the same as your wife. It's hard to beat the perks and security of a fed job, even as a part timer.
- Oct 28, 1999
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CNA(Certified Nurses Assisstant) is an easy thing to get. It's a couple week long course that is offered at nights at most community colleges. Only a couple hundred bucks to do it.
CNA's are in super high demand and can pretty much name their hours. Pay would probably be more in the 12/hr scale unless she is working nights/weekends and getting a shift diff.
Not a glorious job by any degree...wiping assess and cleaning up stuff most of us don't want to touch. But that's something as a Mom she's a little used to any way
Another option would be a Pharmacy Tech at either a hospital or retail store. Will most likely pay better at a hospital and give more flexible hours. Pay is around $12-$15 hour after shift diffs.
CNA's are in super high demand and can pretty much name their hours. Pay would probably be more in the 12/hr scale unless she is working nights/weekends and getting a shift diff.
Not a glorious job by any degree...wiping assess and cleaning up stuff most of us don't want to touch. But that's something as a Mom she's a little used to any way
Another option would be a Pharmacy Tech at either a hospital or retail store. Will most likely pay better at a hospital and give more flexible hours. Pay is around $12-$15 hour after shift diffs.
Dental Assistant is another one to consider. My fiancé has a degree in Life Sciences and she has been making decent money as a dental assistant while she prepares to go to dental school. There are usually a lot of positions to be filled and they are generally willing to train someone with little or no experience. Hours can be flexible as it is a top job for working mothers.
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Good call, but the pay just isn't there for a lot of them. My Mom was a dental assistant for 20 years and is now administrative for a large dental firm in central IL. Their assistants are only making around $10 an hour starting out...and raises don't come that often.
But you are right, it is in high demand. The firm my mother works for can't staff enough reliable assistants.
Most lab tech positions require certification or licensure. The mere technicians will be lucky to make $15/hr compared to the licensed technologists.
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